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VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903220-UG: Updates ixgbe Driver (1008012)

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Release Date: March 30, 2009

Download Size:
104KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200903220-UG.zip
md5sum:
5d9394c8900f3e487f88bbd7155bb15e

Product Versions	ESX 3.5 Update 4
Build	153875 Also see KB 1001179.
Patch Classification	Critical
Supersedes	ESX350-200803205-UG ESX350-200806210-UG ESX350-200808210-UG
Requires	ESX350-200903201-UG ESX350-200903202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	355821 359458 359670
Affected Hardware	10 Gigabit Ethernet controller
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-ixgbe
Related CVE numbers	None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the ixgbe driver to version 1.3.31.6. The ixgbe driver supports adapters based on the Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Patch ESX350-200903201-UG is also required to complete this fix.

For more information on VMware hardware compatibility with 10 GbE network adapters, search on the IO Devices tab at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the table, above.

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.5 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html and install the bundle using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide.

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